Louise Lapointe, born 1959, has a diploma in theatre, technical production, from Ryerson Institute, Toronto, Canada (1984) and a certificate in puppet construction from the Institut International de la Marionnette, Charleville-Mézières, France (1992). She has worked at the Académie des Arts du Théâtre in Montreal (1988-2012) as a stage technician. She has contributed to some […]
Read moreLucile Bodson, born 1950, was director of Théâtre de la Marionnette in Paris from 1992 to 2003, when she took over as a director of the Institut Internationale de la Marionnette (IIM) and of the École Nationale Supérieure des Arts de la Marionnette (ESNAM), the latter a post she held until 2014. In 2015/2016, she […]
Read moreCariad Astles is a puppeteer, teacher, trainer, researcher and director. She works at as puppetry tutor at both Exeter University and also at the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama in London. She specialises, amongst other things, in applied puppetry, with a particular focus on puppetry in healthcare settings, including hospitals. She has published […]
Read moreIdoya Otegui, born 1960, has a background in organizing congresses and public relations. She has organized and participated in many cultural events as part of the Centro de Iniciativas de Tolosa since 1978 and, since 2003, she has worked professionally for the Centro. She has been Vice-President of the Centro de Iniciativas de Tolosa, and […]
Read moreTang Dayu, born 1945, studied Jingju opera at the Chengdu Drama School and was selected for the Jingju Opera Institute in Beijing. She worked as a Jingju actress (1962-1972), was appointed to the Chengdu Municipal Bureau of Culture in 1982, and later became Director of the Chengdu Puppetry and Shadow Art Theatre. Tang Dayu played […]
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